linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] arch: fix resource leak in jbusmc

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Message-ID: <45b8941a-b6bf-4b48-ad1b-cc6ba46b8642@web.de>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:18:14 +0200
From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To: Siyang Liu <1972843537@...com>, sparclinux@...r.kernel.org
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Andreas Larsson
 <andreas@...sler.com>, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] arch: fix resource leak in jbusmc_probe()

…> This can lead to leakage of device node reference counts,
> which may result in kernel resources not being released.
…

See also one more:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.16-rc6#n94

* Will you become more interested in additional tags (like “Fixes” and “Cc”)?

* Would the subsystem specification “sparc” be more appropriate
  in the summary phrase?

…> ---
>  arch/sparc/kernel/chmc.c | 10 +++++++---
…

How do you think about to improve your version management?
https://lore.kernel.org/all/?q=%22This+looks+like+a+new+version+of+a+previously+submitted+patch%22
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.16-rc6#n784

Regards,
Markus